Courtly art of the ancient Maya
By: Mary Miller and Simon Martin ; Kathleen Berrin, curator
Contributors: Martin, Simon; Berrin, Kathleen; National Gallery of Art (U.S.); California Palace of the Legion of Honor; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Publisher: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Thames & Hudson
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [San Francisco]; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Maya art; Exhibitions; Maya architecture; Mayas; Kings and rulers; Antiquities; Social life and customs
Notes: "An exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the National Gallery of Art, Washington."

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 4 April-25 July 2004 [and] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 4 September 2004-2 January 2005"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.
Table of contents: title: Life at the Maya court -- -- The; title: divine models of courtly culture --; title: Women at court --; title: Word and image in the Maya court -- -- The; title: court at war --; title: Palenque : an exemplary Maya court --; title: New discoveries and personal accounts in the Maya west ; Gods of the scribes and artists  -- Michael D. Coe ;; title: Dressed lords and ladies  -- María Teresa Uriarte ; -- The; title: multiple of languages of a single relief  -- Beatriz de la Fuente ; -- The; title: techniques of the Palenque sculptors  -- Merle Greene Robertson ;; title: Technique, color, and art at Bonampak  -- Diana Magaloni ; -- The; title: cult of patron and ancestor gods in censers at Palenque  -- Martha Cuevas García ;; title: State and domestic cult in Palenque censer stands  -- Roberto López Bravo ; -- The; title: discoveries in Temple 19, Palenque  -- Alfonso Morales, -- Julia C. Miller ;; title: History, mythology, and royal legitimization at Palenque's Temple 19  -- David Stuart ; -- The; title: throne panel of Temple 21 at Palenque  -- Arnoldo González Cruz, -- Guillermo Bernal Romero ;; title: Shield Jaguar and Structure 23 at Yaxchilan  -- Roberto García Moll ; -- The; title: acropolis of Piedras Negras : portrait of a court system  -- Stephen D. Houston; title: Tales from the crypt : the burial place of Ruler 4, Piedras Negras -- Héctor L. Escobedo.